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Maui Fantasy Britney Spears 2016

7.5 / 10 32 Ratings

A limited perfume by Britney Spears for women, released in 2016. The scent is sweet-fruity. It was last marketed by Elizabeth Arden.
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Main accords

Sweet

Fruity

Synthetic

Floral

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Passion fruit

Pink grapefruit

Strelitzia

Heart Notes

Monoï

Orange blossom

Hibiscus

Cyclamen

Base Notes

Coconut

Blond woods

Blue musk

Vanilla

White amber

Ratings

Scent

7.532 Ratings

Longevity

6.624 Ratings

Sillage

5.925 Ratings

Bottle

6.739 Ratings

Submitted by CPL · last update on 11/30/2023.

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09/14/2023

8.5Scent

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Poolside coconut & citrus cocktails

I love the Fantasy range, but I was never drawn to Maui (and In Bloom) because of the bottle. The prints look so awkward and stick out like a sore thumb among the cute sequined bottles.
But now that I finally tried it, this scent is actually really nice! It's true that it's quite similar to J.Lo Miami Glow. Both have those tart, refreshing top notes of passion fruit and ozonic grapefruit blended with warm, sweet coconut. They give me poolside holiday vibes. Sweet, fun and carefree, but also fresh and clean. I like Maui Fantasy better, because Miami Glow turns into the laundry musk base of the original Glow in the final drydown, while Maui Fantasy has a sweeter, more vanillic base. In my opinion that's more fitting for a coconut scent. Even though this doesn't smell completely drinkable, it kind of reminds me of a summery cocktail.

Another, less known fragrance from this family is Jil Sander Sun Summer Edition 2020, which I own. It's like an older sister to Miami Glow and Maui Fantasy, a bit more floral and not quite as sweet. I like that one best (the bottle is simple, but also more appealing than this). If I didn't know it, I might have bought Maui Fantasy instead, but I don't need both and am happy with my choice.

08/09/2016

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Starbucks
5 Reviews

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Starbucks

Helpful Review 4

Unfortunately not for me

I made it a point to engage intensively with a fragrance before writing a comment about it here. Over the last few days, I have been deeply involved with Maui Fantasy by Britney Spears.

Maui Fantasy was released in spring 2016. The inspiration for this fragrance was - according to Britney - her love for Maui, her favorite island in Hawaii. Maui is also the second largest island in Hawaii. The scent is meant to evoke memories of vacation. The bottle is inspired by the natural beauty of Hawaii; the light blue color is supposed to represent the ocean, and the floral design stands for the hibiscus flower that grows on the island.

The design is indeed somewhat different from the other Fantasys. The packaging features cut-out flowers, and the small crystals on the bottle itself are missing here; instead, a hibiscus is printed on it. The bottle neck is kept in white. Personally, I don't find the bottle very beautiful.

When you first spray Maui Fantasy on a test strip, you immediately smell the passion fruit; I also detect the orange blossom more strongly than the other notes, but I find the coconut stands out the most. And that from the very beginning. I was slightly surprised that the coconut is actually in the base and not in the top notes. The scent does not develop particularly well on the test strip. The passion fruit and grapefruit pair together, becoming a bit quieter over time and making way for the floral notes. The coconut always lingers, but it also becomes quieter.

I found the scent beautiful, so I immediately got 2 bottles because they were on sale. At home, I then tried the scent on myself, and unfortunately, the result was disappointing.
Right from the start, the strong sweetness combined with coconut and monoi almost overwhelms me. The coconut here is a really unpleasant, quite sweet, and intrusive coconut. On my skin, the sweetness does not fade; I cannot perceive the flowers. After about half an hour, the coconut (or the monoi, I honestly don't know) becomes so extremely strong that I really feel nauseous. The scent really hits me in the stomach, and I had to wash it off. Even after washing it off, I feel like the scent clings to me with all its sticky sweetness.

I tried the perfume on several days, on warmer and cooler days, in the morning and evening, and always got the same result. Sometimes more intense, sometimes less. I think this might have to do with my skin chemistry, which is why the scent develops so terribly on me; on the test strip, it was nice, and I also like the scent on towels, etc. Unfortunately, not on me, which I find very unfortunate.

Regardless of that, I still can't imagine wearing the scent on hot days (at the beach); it's just too intrusive, too sweet, too heavy.

04/06/2016

7.5Scent 8Longevity 5Sillage

Hermessenz
246 Reviews

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Top Review

Britney's Island Water

Oops, I did it again.
And another spray.
Once that light hint of synthetic fades away, it really becomes nice.
I’m immediately in vacation mode.
Lounge chair under the umbrella, colorful beach towel under my bottom, and happily holding my favorite little umbrella drink: Swimming Pool.
The bottle color fits perfectly with the mental imagery that manifests right away.
A light, blue coolness resonates, intertwined with a milky note.
Blue Curacao with coconut milk.
In the background, an overripe passion fruit is hanging, emitting slightly sweet clouds. Unfortunately, the fruit flies are already on it.
However, it doesn’t become overly squeaky sweet; everything is well balanced. A good cocktail, you can't taste the alcohol.
That's how I imagine a vacation at Club Tropicana.
I’ll order another one.
Cheers.